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Danny Chase (later called Phantasm) is a fictional superhero in DC Comics publications.

Publication history

Danny Chase/Phantasm first appeared in The New Teen Titans Annual (vol. 2) #3 and was created by Marv Wolfman and artist Mike Collins. Although Wolfman hoped the character would restore the "teen hero" feel to a group composed mostly of characters in their twenties, Danny was also intended as a comic foil for one of the group's foundational characters, Changeling. However, readers responded negatively to the character, leading him to be written out of the series.

During Jay Faerber's run on Teen Titans, he intended for the villain Epsilon to be a resurrected Danny, but editor Andy Helfer vetoed the idea.

Fictional character biography

Danny Chase is the son of Central Bureau of Intelligence spies, and was thus trained in espionage, infiltration, and intelligence acquisition. He later joins the Teen Titans, but Nightwing forces him to leave following Jason Todd's death.

In Titans Hunt, Danny is attacked by the Wildebeest Society and presumed dead. However, he survives and adopts the Phantasm identity using a makeshift costume and voice modulator.

Danny later sacrifices himself to save Raven's homeworld of Azarath. He, Arella, and other disembodied souls of Azarath merge into a new entity called Phantasm. In Blackest Night, Danny's body is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern.

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Phantasm appears as a captive of A.R.G.U.S.

Powers and abilities

Danny Chase is a metahuman who possesses telekinesis, and is additionally skilled in espionage and has a photographic memory. As Phantasm, he possesses the combined magic of the souls of Azarath.

In other media

• Danny Chase appears in Young Justice, voiced by Jason Marsden. This version possesses teleportation in addition to telekinesis, both of which he gained from experimentation by the Light, and was further transformed by DeSaad into a robotic being known as the Kaiser-Thrall. Subsequently, he is forced into serving the forces of Apokolips before being freed by the Team.
• Danny Chase appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
• Danny Chase appears in Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #16.

References

1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 233. ISBN 978-1476665993.
2. "Epsilon and Theta". titanstower.com.
3. The New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #40
4. New Titans #55
5. The New Titans #84-85 (1992). DC Comics.
6. Donohoo, Timothy (December 23, 2020). "Teen Titans: Who Was Danny Chase, DC's OTHER Phantasm?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
7. Teen Titans (vol. 3) #39. DC Comics.
8. Blackest Night: Titans #3 (December 2009). DC Comics.
9. Justice League of America's Vibe #6. DC Comics.
10. "Danny Chase Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 17, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
11. Morrison, Matt (May 26, 2022). "Young Justice Fixes The Story Of The Most Hated Teen Titan". ScreenRant. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
12. Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
13. Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #16. DC Comics.

External links

• Danny Chase at Comic Vine

• Comics characters introduced in 1988
• Characters created by Marv Wolfman
• DC Comics child superheroes
• DC Comics metahumans
• DC Comics telekinetics
• Fictional characters with eidetic memory
• Fictional ghosts
• Fictional intelligence analysts